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EP0804722A4 - Systeme d'inspection de surfaces - Google Patents

Systeme d'inspection de surfaces

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Publication number
EP0804722A4
EP0804722A4 EP95943798A EP95943798A EP0804722A4 EP 0804722 A4 EP0804722 A4 EP 0804722A4 EP 95943798 A EP95943798 A EP 95943798A EP 95943798 A EP95943798 A EP 95943798A EP 0804722 A4 EP0804722 A4 EP 0804722A4
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Prior art keywords
anomalies
inspection system
repeating patterns
surface inspection
adjacent repeating
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP95943798A
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German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP0804722A1 (fr
EP0804722B1 (fr
Inventor
John R Jordon Iii
Mehrdad Nikoonahad
Keith B Wells
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KLA Corp
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Tencor Instruments Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/361,131 external-priority patent/US5530550A/en
Priority claimed from US08/499,995 external-priority patent/US5883710A/en
Application filed by Tencor Instruments Inc filed Critical Tencor Instruments Inc
Publication of EP0804722A1 publication Critical patent/EP0804722A1/fr
Publication of EP0804722A4 publication Critical patent/EP0804722A4/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0804722B1 publication Critical patent/EP0804722B1/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/956—Inspecting patterns on the surface of objects
    • G01N21/95623—Inspecting patterns on the surface of objects using a spatial filtering method
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/94—Investigating contamination, e.g. dust
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/9501—Semiconductor wafers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/956—Inspecting patterns on the surface of objects
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/956—Inspecting patterns on the surface of objects
    • G01N21/95607—Inspecting patterns on the surface of objects using a comparative method
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/302—Contactless testing
    • G01R31/308—Contactless testing using non-ionising electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical radiation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/8806—Specially adapted optical and illumination features
    • G01N2021/8822—Dark field detection
    • G01N2021/8825—Separate detection of dark field and bright field
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/282—Testing of electronic circuits specially adapted for particular applications not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/2831—Testing of materials or semi-finished products, e.g. semiconductor wafers or substrates
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
    • H01L22/10—Measuring as part of the manufacturing process
    • H01L22/12—Measuring as part of the manufacturing process for structural parameters, e.g. thickness, line width, refractive index, temperature, warp, bond strength, defects, optical inspection, electrical measurement of structural dimensions, metallurgic measurement of diffusions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/0001—Technical content checked by a classifier
    • H01L2924/0002—Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
  • Testing Or Measuring Of Semiconductors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Image Analysis (AREA)
  • Image Processing (AREA)
  • Exposure And Positioning Against Photoresist Photosensitive Materials (AREA)
  • Image Input (AREA)

Abstract

Un système d'inspection de surfaces à débit élevé présente une sensibilité de détection améliorée. Les données acquises sont traitées en temps réel à une vitesse élevée, inférieure à 50 MHZ pour réduire le coût de traitement. Des anomalies sont détectées et vérifiées par la comparaison de motifs répétitifs adjacents et la hauteur d'une surface (40) est contrôlée et corrigée de façon dynamique pour réduire des erreurs d'alignement entre ces motifs répétitifs adjacents. Des seuils locaux impliquant un recours à des informations de voisinage servent à détecter et vérifier la présence d'anomalies. La fonction de réponse impulsionnelle échantillonnée propre au système combiné d'éclairage (22) et de collecte (90, 92, 111b) sert à détecter et vérifier des anomalies.
EP95943798A 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Systeme d'inspection de surfaces Expired - Lifetime EP0804722B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US35166494A 1994-12-08 1994-12-08
US351664 1994-12-08
US361131 1994-12-21
US08/361,131 US5530550A (en) 1994-12-21 1994-12-21 Optical wafer positioning system
US08/499,995 US5883710A (en) 1994-12-08 1995-07-10 Scanning system for inspecting anomalies on surfaces
US499995 1995-07-10
US536862 1995-09-29
US08/536,862 US5864394A (en) 1994-06-20 1995-09-29 Surface inspection system
PCT/US1995/016278 WO1996018094A1 (fr) 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Systeme d'inspection de surfaces

Publications (3)

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EP0804722A1 EP0804722A1 (fr) 1997-11-05
EP0804722A4 true EP0804722A4 (fr) 1999-03-24
EP0804722B1 EP0804722B1 (fr) 2010-11-10

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EP95943798A Expired - Lifetime EP0804722B1 (fr) 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Systeme d'inspection de surfaces
EP07001285A Withdrawn EP1777511A3 (fr) 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Dispositif de scannage permettant d'inspecter des anomalies de surfaces
EP95943768A Expired - Lifetime EP0797763B1 (fr) 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Dispositif de scannage permettant d'inspecter des anomalies de surfaces

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EP07001285A Withdrawn EP1777511A3 (fr) 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Dispositif de scannage permettant d'inspecter des anomalies de surfaces
EP95943768A Expired - Lifetime EP0797763B1 (fr) 1994-12-08 1995-12-08 Dispositif de scannage permettant d'inspecter des anomalies de surfaces

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US5864394A (fr)
EP (3) EP0804722B1 (fr)
JP (4) JP3874421B2 (fr)
KR (4) KR100481118B1 (fr)
WO (2) WO1996018093A1 (fr)

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